"No civilized society can ever accept the leaking of question papers for recruitment to Government posts forcing the Government to cancel the examination, " Orissa High Court,
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"A bank officer holds a position of trust as he deals with public funds. Sanction of loan beyond one’s power, or not ensuring end-use of
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"In absence of the certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act or Section 63(4) of the BSA, the Court cannot take decision in regards to
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"Section 43 of the NDPS Act is applicable and as such, recording for reason for belief and for taking down of information received in writing with regard
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"If the person is finally discharged/acquitted of the scheduled offence or the criminal case against him is quashed, there can be no offence of money
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"Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa is the body empowered to initiate a disciplinary proceeding against the advocates who commit misconduct and are enrolled with it. The
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"Contemporaneous utterance of P.W.-2 forms part of the same transaction and is admissible under Section 6 of the Evidence Act as ‘res gestae’," Allahabad High
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"A birth certificate issued by the Principal to the I.O. during the course of investigation is nothing but a statement under Section 161 CrPC, although
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"A constitutional court cannot be restrained from granting bail to an accused on account of restrictive statutory provisions in a penal statute if it finds
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"When deduction is made from the value of a small residential plot towards the development cost, to arrive at the value of a large tract of agricultural
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Supreme Court, in a significant clarification of appellate remedies in contempt law, held that an intra-court appeal is maintainable under the Kerala High Court
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"Legislature in its wisdom has defined the grounds for disqualification in expansive terms... with the object of discouraging the practice of financial patronage that is
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"Banks in general, including respondent no.1-SBI is casual in granting loans of huge amounts to bigger entities but at the same time, very demanding apropos
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"Mere utilization of supplied materials at the premises or project site of defendant No.1, by itself, does not create any enforceable liability in absence of
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"If there is no FIR as on date at the behest of the petitioners, there is no question of any police action or investigation. If there
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"Basic purpose of holding an inquest is to report regarding the apparent cause of death, namely, whether it is suicidal, homicidal, accidental or by some
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"Question, therefore, is not whether Article 21 survives Section 43D(5). It undoubtedly does. The true question is how Article 21 is to be applied in
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"Additional evidence cannot be permitted to fill up the gaps in evidence or to make up for the lack of diligence at the trial stage,"
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"Criminal prosecutions launched against the petitioners herein cannot survive, since the complainants who launched those prosecutions lacked the authority which the law prescribed," Kerala High
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"Statute itself has amended the ‘Specified Value’ as ‘not less than three lakh rupees’... no separate notification by the Central Government is required to bring the
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"When deduction is made from the value of a small residential plot towards the development cost, to arrive at the value of a large tract of agricultural
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Supreme Court, in a significant clarification of appellate remedies in contempt law, held that an intra-court appeal is maintainable under the Kerala High Court
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"Legislature in its wisdom has defined the grounds for disqualification in expansive terms... with the object of discouraging the practice of financial patronage that is
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"Banks in general, including respondent no.1-SBI is casual in granting loans of huge amounts to bigger entities but at the same time, very demanding apropos
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"If there is no FIR as on date at the behest of the petitioners, there is no question of any police action or investigation. If there
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"Basic purpose of holding an inquest is to report regarding the apparent cause of death, namely, whether it is suicidal, homicidal, accidental or by some
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"Question, therefore, is not whether Article 21 survives Section 43D(5). It undoubtedly does. The true question is how Article 21 is to be applied in
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"Burden of establishing that the transactions were not genuine sale transactions, but merely security arrangements for loans, rested upon the appellant and mere allegations of
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"When such revenue records continue for many years, are supported by registered sale transactions and remain unchallenged for a long period (a decade in the
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"While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was previously cancelled by this Court, the grant
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"Conduct of an accused after the cancellation of bail is another crucial factor in determining whether bail ought to be granted afresh," Supreme Court, in
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"Intention to commit murder cannot be presumed merely because the injuries were ultimately opined to be dangerous to life. In the absence of evidence showing
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 22, 2026, held that a conviction for 'attempt to murder' under Section 307 of the IPC cannot
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"Chastity is not to be considered purely from a moral perspective focused on virtue alone; it has to be seen from the prism of dignity
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"Failure of the prosecution to procure and produce the mobile phone or video would not be fatal, so long as the prosecutrix was under the
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"When the time gap is large then there could be intervening circumstances, which snaps the link and prevents an adverse inference against the accused
"Concealment and its knowledge, revealed from the statement of the accused, is the crucial ingredient of Section 27 which can lead to that being used
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"Mere deprivation of natural heirs, by itself, may not amount to a suspicious circumstance because the whole idea behind the execution of a Will is
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"An affidavit is not an 'evidence' within the meaning of Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the same can be used as
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"Word 'may' is also employed in Clause 2.15 and hence it is only in the nature of an option and not a mandatory condition," Supreme
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"No civilized society can ever accept the leaking of question papers for recruitment to Government posts forcing the Government to cancel the examination, " Orissa High Court,
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"A bank officer holds a position of trust as he deals with public funds. Sanction of loan beyond one’s power, or not ensuring end-use of
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"In absence of the certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act or Section 63(4) of the BSA, the Court cannot take decision in regards to
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"Section 43 of the NDPS Act is applicable and as such, recording for reason for belief and for taking down of information received in writing with regard
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"If the person is finally discharged/acquitted of the scheduled offence or the criminal case against him is quashed, there can be no offence of money
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"Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa is the body empowered to initiate a disciplinary proceeding against the advocates who commit misconduct and are enrolled with it. The
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"Contemporaneous utterance of P.W.-2 forms part of the same transaction and is admissible under Section 6 of the Evidence Act as ‘res gestae’," Allahabad High
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"A birth certificate issued by the Principal to the I.O. during the course of investigation is nothing but a statement under Section 161 CrPC, although
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"A constitutional court cannot be restrained from granting bail to an accused on account of restrictive statutory provisions in a penal statute if it finds
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"Mere utilization of supplied materials at the premises or project site of defendant No.1, by itself, does not create any enforceable liability in absence of
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"Additional evidence cannot be permitted to fill up the gaps in evidence or to make up for the lack of diligence at the trial stage,"
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"Criminal prosecutions launched against the petitioners herein cannot survive, since the complainants who launched those prosecutions lacked the authority which the law prescribed," Kerala High
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"Statute itself has amended the ‘Specified Value’ as ‘not less than three lakh rupees’... no separate notification by the Central Government is required to bring the
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"Friendship cannot be a consideration to form a contract. Thus, if no contract has been formed, then the transaction cannot be legally enforced and it
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Commercial Court, on an application for summary judgment has to assign reasons as to why conditional order as contemplated in Rule 6(b) read with Rule
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"Judicial sanctity cannot be given to an adulterous relationship which is apparently existing between the petitioner and the detenue," Himachal Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Any unilateral alteration affecting the rights and obligations of the parties, without mutual consent, cannot ordinarily be sustained in law," Punjab and Haryana High Court,
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"Summoning an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter, and criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course. The order of
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"Expression ‘minimum wages’ occurring in the order dated 21.09.2007 cannot be frozen to the wage rates prevailing on the date of the order itself," Delhi
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"If the accused is able to raise a probable defence which creates doubts about the existence of a legally enforceable debt or liability, the prosecution
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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